Journal of Neurology

, Volume 261, Issue 4, pp 828–830 | Cite as

Etoposide/carboplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic myxomatous cerebral aneurysms

  • Meret Branscheidt
  • Karl Frontzek
  • Oliver Bozinov
  • Anton Valavanis
  • Elisabeth J. Rushing
  • Michael Weller
  • Susanne Wegener
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Keywords

Body Surface Area Cardiac Myxoma Hematoma Volume Solid Tumor Growth Severe Neurological Impairment 
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Notes

Conflicts of interest

On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

Ethical standard

This study has been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and has therefore been performed in the accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Meret Branscheidt
    • 1
  • Karl Frontzek
    • 2
  • Oliver Bozinov
    • 3
  • Anton Valavanis
    • 4
  • Elisabeth J. Rushing
    • 2
  • Michael Weller
    • 1
  • Susanne Wegener
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of NeurologyUniversity Hospital ZurichZurichSwitzerland
  2. 2.Department of NeuropathologyUniversity Hospital ZurichZurichSwitzerland
  3. 3.Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity Hospital ZurichZurichSwitzerland
  4. 4.Department of NeuroradiologyUniversity Hospital ZurichZurichSwitzerland

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